Man charged with sexually assaulting woman at knifepoint in West Town apartment

Melvin Meeky Jr., 27, faces one count each of aggravated criminal sexual assault with a weapon and armed robbery.

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Police are seeking a man who robbed and sexually assaulted a woman at knifepoint Dec. 3, 2019 in West Town on the Near West Side.

Surveillance images of the man wanted for robbing and sexually assaulting a woman at knifepoint Dec. 3, 2019, in West Town on the Near West Side.

Chicago police

A South Austin man is facing felony charges for allegedly following a woman into her West Town apartment building, robbing her and sexually assaulting her at knifepoint.

Melvin Meeky Jr., 27, was charged with one count each of aggravated criminal sexual assault with a weapon and armed robbery, Chicago police said.

Melvin Meeky, Jr.

Melvin Meeky, Jr.

Chicago police

Meeky followed a 22-year-old woman into her apartment building in the 400 block of North Carpenter Street Tuesday afternoon and threatened her with a knife, saying “Give me everything,” police said. After robbing her, he allegedly sexually assaulted her.

The victim and several witnesses identified Meeky as the attacker, police said.

He is expected to appear in bond court Sunday.

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